At least eight people were killed and nearly 200,000 people have been affected due to torrential rain resulting from the north-east monsoon in the country.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/eight-killed-and-thousands-people-affected-sri-lanka-floods
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/colombo-page
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall